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wise guy

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wise guy
n. Slang
A smart aleck.
wise guy
Noun
Informal a person who likes to give the impression of knowing more than other people
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Noun1.wise guy - an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
smart aleck, weisenheimer, wiseacre, wisenheimer
upstart - an arrogant or presumptuous person
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"Makin' free to spit out what's in me," Matt said one day, "I beg to state that you was a wise guy all right when you paid the price you did for that dog.
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